[LINK] Government could demand Web history

[Richard Chirgwin]

Gee, a fact or two would be a nice thing ... something traceable that 
gets beyond speculation.

My reading of the European directive is that it doesn't require 
retention of browsing history (happy to be corrected if I'm wrong). So 
is the AG's department considering aligning with the EU (not collecting 
records of sites visited) or going further than the EU? I haven't read 
any story in which the journalist noticed the distinction.

And oh! goody! our rights are to be defended yet again by EFA, whose 
record hardly portrays a highly effective and successful lobbying 
organisation ... <sigh>

RC

anthony.w.hornby at gmail.com wrote:
> Saw this on ZDNet earlier today  
> http://www.zdnet.com.au/govt-wants-isps-to-record-browsing-history-339303785.htm
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> Wonder if the public debate on this will be pre or post election <grin>
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> All this big brother stuff is very worrying.
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> Regards Anthony
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> On Jun 11, 2010 1:23pm, Kim Holburn <kim at holburn.net> wrote:
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>> http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1276352/Canberra-wants-browser-histories-Reports
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>>> Government could demand Web history
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>>> 11 June 2010 | 01:09:01 PM | Source: SBS Staff
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>>> The government has reportedly confirmed that it has been looking at
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>>> forcing ISPs to retain the web browsing history of Australian
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>>> residents for future scrutiny.
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>>> Internet service providers have been in discussion with the Attorney
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>>> General's Department on ways to implement the data retention regime,
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>>> reports internet and technology website ZDnet.
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>>> In a statement, ZDnet was told that the government had been
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>>> examining an EU directive which compels companies to keep customers'
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>>> data for a specified period, to be readily available to law
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>>> "The Attorney-General's Department has been looking at the European
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>>> Directive on Data Retention, to consider whether such a regime is
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>>> context," the Department said.
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>>> The head of the Internet Industry Association confirmed the
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>>> discussions, but told ZDnet he did not think the government would
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>>> push ahead unilaterally, without public debate on the issue. The
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>>> government has been heavily criticised over the last year for
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>>> Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's plans to enforce mandatory
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>>> internet filtering in Australia. Campaigners, as well as internet
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>>> giants such as Google, have condemned the moves.
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